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Parthian Terracotta Dish
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad and shallow with squared edge to the rim. 501 grams, 20.4 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Statuette of a Coiled and Rearing Snake
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Modelled in the round with coiled body and rearing head, barbed fin to the forehead, punched annulet texturing on the body. 312 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s. Acquired in 1995 by a European private collector. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12856-241689.
Snakes were important symbols in ancient Greek culture and were often linked with protection, healing, and renewal. Because they shed their skin, they were seen as a sign of rebirth and new life. They were also connected with gods and spirits of the earth and underworld, and in some cases were thought to protect the home or sacred places. In Greek art, a snake could therefore carry both religious and symbolic meaning. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
Late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Hollow-formed female face with a pointed nose and narrow lips, wearing a pair of disc earrings, head covered by a stephane headdress and a veil, a small hole on top for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand. 178 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand
Ex André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, 1960s-2000; thence by descent.
Terracottas of this type typically served as votive offerings and may represent the deity to whom the offering was presented. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Animals
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop with raised angular bosses, circular bezel with two opposing lions standing on their hind legs and holding an eye motif(?) in their jaws, a stork and a branch below. 7.64 grams, 27.30 mm overall, 18.85 x 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Greek Garnet Gemstone with Bust
Late Hellenistic, circa 1st century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Plano-convex type with intaglio profile female bust; supplied with an impression. 0.27 grams, 7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Pottery Oil Jug
Hellenistic, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous body with a tapering neck and a flared rim, a strap handle to the rear. 146 grams, 10.2 cm
From a private Derby antiquities collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Silver Hair Ring
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Round in section with overlapping snake-head finals. 5.87 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising irregular mainly curved sidewall fragments and portions of lip and handle with reserved and applied mainly geometric ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. 74 grams total, 29-70 mm
Iris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s. -
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising irregular mainly curved sidewall fragments and a mouth-rim with reserved and applied ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. 24 grams total, 32-60 mm
Iris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s. -
Graeco-Phoenician Glazed Terracotta Oinochoe
7th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
With a folded trefoil mouth, an applied ribbed handle and basal ring, and incised concentric rings above the equator. 491 grams, 17 cm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
Throughout the 7th century BC, the Phoenician ports received goods from the East, from Cyprus, Eastern Greece, Pithecussa, and even Etruria, likely in exchange for grain, oil, and wine. Among the various archaeological finds unearthed in these ports are Attic, Corinthian, and Rhodian pottery, some of which was manufactured by the Greek colonies of the West, such as Ischia-Pithecussa. -
Greek Pottery Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Round body with a small handle to the side, doughnut-shaped discus and a tall foot. 82 grams, 85 mm
From a private collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in Europe in the late 1940s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with three radiating lobes to the shoulder, each a nozzle; discus with central hole and pinched lobe handle to rear; inked 'L.79' to underside. 92.1 grams, 87 mm
Ex important German collection, 1970s onwards.
